Dodo Seated

1910

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The drawing depicts a person sitting with their legs crossed. They are leaning slightly forward with one arm supporting them, and the other arm rests on their knee. The person's face is visible, featuring distinct facial features such as eyebrows, closed eyes, a straight nose, and lips. The figure's hair is styled, looking voluminous and shaped. The person is not wearing any clothing or accessories, and there are no additional elements or details in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.1 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.118

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.L. Kirchner estate, Basel (Lugt 1570b). (Galerie Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased January 30, 1984; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K 2677; bottom left by later hand in graphite: C 1018 / K 2677; bottom center by later hand in graphite: C 1018; bottom right by later hand in graphite: 2302

Wikidata ID

Q64559844

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